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Lydia, founder of Heron Design, outdoors in Wicklow

Our Story

A small family business, with big ideas.

Heron Design began at home in Wicklow, with a search that came up short, and a family that knew how to make things by hand.

Hello, welcome to Heron Design. I'm Lydia. I'm a mum of two little ones, and after six years living in London, I recently moved back home to Wicklow.

When we moved into our first house last year, I spent weeks searching online for a locally made headboard where I could choose my own fabric and shape. I couldn't find anything that really felt like me. So, with the help of my parents, who have decades of hands-on experience in woodwork and craftsmanship, we decided to make our own. That was the start of Heron Design.

Heron Design is for people who want to put their own stamp on their home, and choose a bespoke piece that completes the room.

Every headboard is handmade to order in our Wicklow workshop using quality, natural fabrics chosen by you. We're a small family business with big ideas, and we'll be adding more pieces to the collection over time.

Thank you for supporting local craft.

Lydia x

The hills of County Wicklow, where every Heron Design piece is made

Home is County Wicklow, the hills, the light and the slow pace that find their way into everything we make.

Three finished headboards stacked in the family workshop
Timber being sawn by hand for a headboard frame

Follow along

From our workshop to your home.

Join a growing community putting their own stamp on their homes.

  • A made bed with a handmade headboard
  • The Wicklow headboard in patterned fabric
  • The Adare headboard in Barbados linen
  • The Burren headboard with linen bedding
  • Lydia with a velvet Adare headboard
  • A curved headboard with an open book